Rise Of The World's Overlord

4. High Quality Fake!

Even though his heart ached to sell it, Liam knew it was the smartest decision. He was not a person who liked to collect expensive items in the first place and didn’t have any idea about pawning things off.

Using his phone, he was able to find a pawn shop with very good reviews and took the bus to the nearest bus stop.

“Welcome,” the boss at the pawnshop greeted as Liam entered.

His eyes were sharp and piercing, and Liam felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze. However, he still greeted him back politely before taking out the watch.

“I’d like to sell this,” he started and placed the watch on the counter.

The man’s eyes lit up and he hurriedly grabbed the watch that Liam had just placed on the counter.

Seeing the shining gold, the man was impressed.

“I didn’t know that this brand would still be moving around. It’s been a while since they created designs that would go into the public,” the man said and then started a long-winded conversation about how the brand was really impressive.

Liam was glad to hear that the watch seemed to mean a lot and nodded his head eagerly.

However, he also needed the most important thing. Money.

“How much would you pay for it?” He asked, cutting the man’s rambling off.

“Hehe…” a scheming light flashed through the man’s eyes.

“Although it’s really something, you should know that the company has not been doing a lot of production lately, a lot of people don’t know them. It would be hard to resell this for a significant value.”

Liam didn’t even know the brand, he could only nod and feign a look of understanding.

By the time he was done, he finally told him he could pawn it off for $1800.

Liam had no idea what the true value was and bargained for $2000. When the man finally agreed, he was beyond delighted. Now he could at least cover half of what was left.

If he could get $2000 more, he would have completed the half payment!

The pawn shop owner was happy at this bargain because he had given Liam less than the original price. He hurriedly gave him the money without testing anything and signed the receipt off.

Liam rushed out of the store, eager to get to the banks before they closed off.

However, he had just gotten to the bus stop when someone rushed and dragged him back.

“You youngsters these days are so tricky! Did you think that you could sell me such a high-level fake, and I wouldn’t know?”

Liam turned back to see the pawn shop owner and three hefty men standing beside him.

“Huh? High-quality fake?” Since he knew nothing about the watch, there was little he could say to defend himself.

But didn’t this man spend so many minutes talking about the watch some minutes ago?

Liam scratched his head, confused about how to handle the matter.

On one hand, he was reluctant to let go of the money, after all, he had just gotten and thought that his troubles had lessened.

Who would expect that things would change this quickly?

Before he could decide on what to do, the hefty men surrounded him and one gave him a kick from behind.

“You are this young and already this dubious.”

The pawn shop owner glanced at the men he had brought with him. “What are you waiting for? Beat him and teach him a lesson he won’t forget.”

Liam had a good physical build but he had barely rested these past few days. Besides, there was no way he could fight off three strong men.

In no time, they had him on the ground and took the money from him while throwing random kicks at him.

Satisfied at Liam’s miserable body on the floor, the shop owner raised a hand up. “It’s okay, leave the thief alone.”

Shame flushed through Liam at being called a thief, especially when the man threw the watch back at him before walking off.

Because of the ruckus, a small crowd had gathered by the street and they were all pointing at him, making him hide his face in shame.

Luckily, it was an old business kind of place and the people there were not in a hurry to take out their phones, before things could get worse, Liam dashed off.

He didn’t stop running until he had gotten to a place that was relatively safe. After that, he brought out the watch and looked at it.

It was the same one that the woman had given him. But, did the woman not know it was not an original or was there a reason why she gave him such and told him to sell it many times?

The more Liam thought about it, the more conflicted he was.

It was supposed to be a simple thing, yet, it had turned out to be such an unfortunate situation.

From having some additional money to getting some beating!

Eventually, he kept the watch back in his pocket and entered a bus that he could take him to the bank areas.

For other people, if things like this happened, they would need some time to feel better and renew their strength. But Liam was different.

He didn’t dare to relax one bit. After all, his sister’s life was at stake.